a fellow muslimah said, "be grateful that we are born as Muslims. Try and imagine we are born as kafirs (non-muslims), and we do not know anything about islam..." She said this, in a roomful of muslimahs, and me.
i was born a kafir, and i do know about islam.
"It is true you will not be able to guide everyone whom you love: but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance."
(28:56)
"... Allah sets on the right path whom He pleases.." (2:272)
"He grants wisdom to those he pleases; and he to whom wisdom is granted received indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp the message but men of understanding."(2:269)
i was born a kafir, two people whom i love the most, whom my life they gave, are kafirs. And when you seek to say those that were born Muslims are better than those that were not... i beg to differ.
We did not choose who we want to be born as. It is all in His hands.
to me, each and everyone of us, kafirs or muslims, are equal. The thing that makes any of us different is how much of Allah's words, of Islam that we came to understand, love and practice.
and, at a certain point of our lives, when our hearts are opened, He will guide us, just like He guided His Prophets, the Sahabbah, and those that have died before us.
To me, if i were given a choice, i'll still choose to be who i am now. A person who was not born Muslim, but found Allah and Islam somewhere along the path, with His guidance.
...because, if i weren't so,
i wouldn't have dreamt of His light,
i wouldn't have dreamt of His people,
i wouldn't have felt the beauty in praying,
wouldn't have understood and memorized the meanings of each words uttered in a single prayer.
i wouldn't have known, the difference between other religions,
i wouldn't have felt, seen, learn, read, things that i came across before i found my CERTAINTY in Islam.
and if you ask me, i stood by my choice. I believe in His words, and will stand by them 100%, even if i have to sacrifice everything that i love (my family, my home).
the question is... if you were born a Muslim,
how many of you have the chance to see, to feel, all that i've been through?
things that make you cry in your prayers, things that make you not want to sleep but use the whole night to pray, to tell Allah, syukur for Him, for everything?
if you were born a Muslim, how many of you would know the price of sacrificing for Allah, for Islam?
knowing that you are going against your ancestors, you parents and family will be hurt, yet you stand firm, knowing that even if you lose everything, He shall provide enough for you?
...and again, to me,
a Muslim, a kafir, they are just the same, and neither is better than the other, only different. What actually matters, and what we should be grateful for each and every day...
is our very next breath of air,
the next dawn that comes,
the next chance of sujud,
the very moment we can open our eyes and see,
the Quran, His words,
the food, the clothes, His bountiful gifts to us,
the strength in our soul,
the love in our hearts,
the laughter that ends in us reminded of Him,
the tears of being touched by His power,
our leader, how he loved us.......
these are the things we should be grateful for... not just about whether we are born Muslims or not.
for if i were to have followed what i've seen in my fellow Muslim friends 2 years ago,
i'd have given up on life and faith, and ultimately... not be where i am right now.
even if i dont have my parents teaching me about Him,
even if i dont have anyone teaching me to read His words,
even if i dont have a teacher to teach me the practices,
i wouldn't want to trade what i've been through, just so that i can be born a Muslim.
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If you commit a sin, say “Astaghfir-ullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness).”
If you are given a blessing, say, “Al-Hamdu-Lillaah (praise be to Allah).”
If some disaster befalls you, say, “Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return).”
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“Tie up (your camel) [i.e., take the necessary precautions], and put your trust in Allah.”
“Make the most of your life before your death.”
Make the most of “your health before your sickness.”
Make the most of “your time before you become busy.”
Make Among the most of “your wealth before you become poor.”
Make Among the most of “your youth before you become old.”
“The best of dhikr is ‘La ilaaha illa-llah.’”
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The best of earnings is a good sale.
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Wine is the key to evil.
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Love the poor and mix with them.
It is better to err in forgiving than to err in punishment.
Do not judge between people when you are angry.
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If you commit a sin, say “Astaghfir-ullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness).”
If you are given a blessing, say, “Al-Hamdu-Lillaah (praise be to Allah).”
If some disaster befalls you, say, “Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return).”
Seek rizq (provision) by giving charity
“Give food to others and say what’s good.”
“Seek a response to du’aa’s when the iqaamah for prayer is given and when rain is falling.”
“Worship Allah as if you see Him.”
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“Tie up (your camel) [i.e., take the necessary precautions], and put your trust in Allah.”
“Make the most of your life before your death.”
Make the most of “your health before your sickness.”
Make the most of “your time before you become busy.”
Make Among the most of “your wealth before you become poor.”
Make Among the most of “your youth before you become old.”
“The best of dhikr is ‘La ilaaha illa-llah.’”
“The good sadaqah (charity) is that given by one who has little.”
“The upper hand (the one that gives) is better than the lower hand (the one that takes).”
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The best of earnings is a good sale.
“The good believer is one who is best in attitude.”
“The good jihaad is the jihaad of the one who strives against his own self (jihaad al-nafs) for the sake of Allah.”
“Read the Qur’aan throughout every month.”
“Read the Qur’aan, for it will come and intercede for its readers on the Day of Resurrection.”
“Pray to Allah to keep you safe and sound.”
“Most of the sins committed by the son of Adam are sins of the tongue.”
“Repeat often ‘Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah, it cures 99 illnesses the least of them is stress.”
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“Always remember the destroyer of joy (physical pleasure): death.”
“Lower your gaze and guard your private parts.”
“There is less goodness in the one who is not friendly or likeable.”
“Islam waives out what came before it (of sins).”
“Most Bid^ah (innovations) are innovations of misguidance.”
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“Control your tongue, let your house be enough for you, and weep for your sins.”
“(Take care of) your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then other relatives in order of closeness.”
“Feed the poor and pat the head of the orphan (i.e., show compassion).”
“The one who points the way to good deeds is like the one who does them.”
“If your are endowed anything with a benefit, forward it to others”
Uphold ties with the one who cuts you off.”
ReplyDelete“Forgive the one who does you wrong.”
May Allah have mercy on the person who said good and was rewarded or who remained silent and was safe.
Wine is the key to evil.
The one who is more daring in giving fatwas is more deserving of punishment in Hell.
Love the poor and mix with them.
It is better to err in forgiving than to err in punishment.
Do not judge between people when you are angry.
If you count the faults of others, count your own faults instead.
If you try to count the ednownments of Allah, you won't be able to.
If you commit a sin, say “Astaghfir-ullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness).”
If you are given a blessing, say, “Al-Hamdu-Lillaah (praise be to Allah).”
If some disaster befalls you, say, “Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return).”
Seek rizq (provision) by giving charity
“Give food to others and say what’s good.”
“Seek a response to du’aa’s when the iqaamah for prayer is given and when rain is falling.”
“Worship Allah as if you see Him.”
“Pay the hired worker his wages before his sweat dries.”
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“Tie up (your camel) [i.e., take the necessary precautions], and put your trust in Allah.”
“Make the most of your life before your death.”
Make the most of “your health before your sickness.”
Make the most of “your time before you become busy.”
Make Among the most of “your wealth before you become poor.”
Make Among the most of “your youth before you become old.”
“The best of dhikr is ‘La ilaaha illa-llah.’”
“The good sadaqah (charity) is that given by one who has little.”
“The upper hand (the one that gives) is better than the lower hand (the one that takes).”
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The best of earnings is a good sale.
“The good believer is one who is best in attitude.”
“The good jihaad is the jihaad of the one who strives against his own self (jihaad al-nafs) for the sake of Allah.”
“Read the Qur’aan throughout every month.”
“Read the Qur’aan, for it will come and intercede for its readers on the Day of Resurrection.”
“Pray to Allah to keep you safe and sound.”
“Most of the sins committed by the son of Adam are sins of the tongue.”
“Repeat often ‘Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah, it cures 99 illnesses the least of them is stress.”
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“Always remember the destroyer of joy (physical pleasure): death.”
“Lower your gaze and guard your private parts.”
“There is less goodness in the one who is not friendly or likeable.”
“Islam waives out what came before it (of sins).”
“Most Bid^ah (innovations) are innovations of misguidance.”
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« Reply #14 on: 04, 21 »
“Control your tongue, let your house be enough for you, and weep for your sins.”
“(Take care of) your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then other relatives in order of closeness.”
“Feed the poor and pat the head of the orphan (i.e., show compassion).”
“The one who points the way to good deeds is like the one who does them.”
“If your are endowed anything with a benefit, forward it to others”